Doug Bair vs. Rocky Ellis — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rocky Ellis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rocky Ellis built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bair as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Bair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.9 and 1.406 for Rocky Ellis. By the career numbers, Doug Bair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Rocky Ellis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
9.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
39.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
5.77
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
35.55
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Rocky Ellis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
504.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Rocky Ellis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
532.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
22.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
124.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
26.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
109.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
22.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.75
50.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA